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UNITED STATES PATENT oiFicE.

ERIGNELSON, OF WILMINGTON, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNHNTS, TO PACIFIC DOOR AND SASHVOOMPANY, 'A CORPORATIONOF CALIFORNIA.

v WALL SEAT.

Application med nay 1o,

My invention relates lto wall seats which may be shifted out of the way when. not, in use, and the `objectsof my inventionare: first, to provide a wall seat which, when the same is folded up or shifted inwardly, forms a part of the outer portion of the wallon which it is supported.; second, to provide a Wall seatv structure lin which the back mem'- ber forms apart of the wall when the seat member is shifted downwardly to a usable or an operativefposition,third, to provide a seat structure of thisy classv in combination with axwall having a recess therein, in which Y the back member of the seat structure is looselyA positioned within the recess of the wall and is shifted inwardly and outwardly .by the movement o-f the seat member; fourth, to provide a seat structure of this classV in which certain casing members su-rrounding the recess in the Wall formA a stop means forY th-eback member, which. back member is adapted to be.. forced/outwardly against saidcasingmeinbers by means ofl an .upwardly extending member at the rear portion` of the seat member; fifth, to provide a wallseat structure of this class which has no levers, springs, or other operativeinembers which-.are likely to get out oforder;

sixth, to provide a novelly constructed wall sea-t, and` seventh, tofprovide a wall seat which is veryfsiinple and economical of construction, durable,"easy to install, and which will not readily deteriorate or get out of order. v 'Viththese andv other objects in view as will appear hereinafter, my invention consists of .certain novel fea-tures of construcf tion, combination and arrangement of parts and portions, as will beV hereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth .in the appended-claims, reference being had tof the accompanying drawingsl andl to the characters of reference thereon, which form a part of thisv application, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of my wall seat in connection with.. a Wall structure, showingthe casing-'iii the Wall structure, and Vother members, in section, with Vthe* section taken thv-roughl 1-1 of F ig.A 3

and showing by dotted lines certain shifted positions of the seatand back members; Fig. 2 is' al side elevational view-.of my wall 1984. Serial No. 712,274.

seat folded up and positioned in a. recess of a wall. structure, showing *the` casing, forming said recess, and other members, in section tofacilitate` the illustration, with the .section taken through 2 2y of Fig. 4; F ig. 3 1s a partial sectional and partial. plan view thereof, with the seat in an operative position and vwith the section taken through 3-3 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 isf a View similar to that of Fig. 3, with the seat folded up :11; 111 with: the section taken kthrough; 4 4 of Like characters ofreference refer to similar parts and portions throughout the several views of the drawings. l f The seat member 1, back member 2, casing 3,casing members 4, stopv member 5, and the back positioning member 6, constitute the principal parts and portions of my Wall seat structure- The seat member 1, when folded up, and f the back member 2 are positioned within the recess` formed by the casiny v3 built inthe wall structurev and by the rame or` casing members V4 positioned'at and surrounding the outer face of the casing 3. Thernrain seat portion of theseat member 1 'conforms substantially in size and shapey with the opening between the casing` members, 4 and lil-ls orY closes seid opening when the seat member is folded up; The seat member 1 is provided with. a reduced portion la at4 its end extending into the recess of said easing,

which portion. is somewhat thinner than the main portion of the seat member. The 'offset port-ion formed by the reduced portion 1 andv the main portionof the seat member provides a recesslwhich is adapted to receive -the lower horizontal casing member4,

the. outer face of said casing member and the normally bottom surface of the seat member bein substantially fiush with each other when t seat member is inaraised or 'folded position, as shown best in Figs. 2

'substantially continuous stop meansy from top, to bottom at the opening of thelreeess. The, back member 2 is provided with oset portions 2a at each side which are adaptedy to engage the inwardly extending portions of the side casing members 4t when the back member is shifted outwardly as when the seat member is in a downwardor operative position. On the upper side of the portion of the seat member, positioned at all tim-es within the recess of the casing 3, is provided an upwardly extending back positioning member 6, the normally front side 6aN thereof engaging the back side of the back member when the seat member is shifted downwardly. Said side 6a also serves as a rest for the back member when the seat is folded up. The back surface of the member 6 is preferably inclined or curved in order to reduce the depth of the recess inthe wall to a minimum. At the back side of the recess of the casing 3 is provided a stop member 5, against 'the vfront side of which the back i member 2 is adapted to be positioned when the seat is folded up, and against the lower sides of which the inner end of the seat member l is adapted to bear when the same is in a downward or operative position. '.lhe stop member 5 is provided with a vertical slot or cutaway portion 5a, whichprovides clearance foi th-e member 6 when the seat member 1 is rotated about its pivotal mounting at the upper edge of the lower casing member 4, which casing member supports the seat member intermediate its front and baclr edges at all times.

The lower edgeA of the back member 2 is preferably rounded at its front and back portions so that the same may slide easily on 'the rear portion of the seat member and the back positioning member 6, when shifting said seat member from one position to the other.

It will be here noted that the weight of the seat member holds the same in an operative vposition when shifted downwardly; and its weight, as well as the weight of the back member 2, holds said members in a folded position within the recess when the same are shifted to said position.

It will be noted that by cutting the offset portion at the sides of the back member at an angle, or by providing additional offset, angular stop portions at the side edges thereof, the same may be inclined -slightly with the vertical when the seat member is shifted outwardly. y

It is obvious from this construction, as illustrated in the drawings and disclosed in Vthe foregoing specification, that there is provided a wall seat structure as aimed at and set forth in the objects of the invention, and

' that there is provided a simple, economical and practical structure which may 'be embodied in a disappearing shelf,'table or other vsupporting construction in connection with a wall; and though I have shown and described a particular construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions,

I do not wish to be limited to this particular construction, combination and arrangement, but desire to include in the scope of myinvention the construction, combination and arrangement substantially as set forth in the "f appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. In a seat structure, the combination with a casing having a recess therein and abutment means at the sides of the recess, of

a supporting member loosely mounted at itsV one end in said recess and provided at the portion extending into said recess wlth a supporting means, and a recess closing member loosely mounted in said recess adapted to be positioned against the abutment means therein and flush with the front side of and closing "said recess when said supporting "member is shifted outwardly, said rec-ess closloosely mounted in said recess adapted to be positioned against the abutment means therein Whensaid supporting member is shifted outwardly, said recess closing memberV being held in engagement with saidv abutment means by the supporting means of said supporting member, and a stop means secured against the back of said recess adapted to be engaged by the rear portion of said supporting member when the same is shifted downwardly. 3. In a seat means,vthe combination with a casing having a recess therein and frame members surrounding said recess at the outer portion thereof, certain of said frame members extending inwardly beyond the sides of said'recess, of a supporting member supported intermediate its ends on the lower frame member and provided at the portion extending into said recess with a supporting means, and a back member loosely mounted in said recess adapted to be positioned againstthe inwardly extending portions of certain of said frame members and flush with the front side of andl closing said recess and held in said position'by the supporting means of said supporting member. Y

f4. In a wall seat structure, the combination with a wall having a recess therein and a frame surrounding said recess at the outer face of said wall the -vertical members of saidv frame extending inwardly beyond the sides of said recess, of a seat member freely, loosely and pivotally mounted intermediate iis its front and rear edges on the lower member of said frame, a back member loosely mounted within said recess adapted to engage the back sides of the inwardly extending portions of said vertical frame members when said seat member is shifted outwardly and close said recess flush with its front side, and

a stop means in said recess adapted to be en- Ofaged by the rear portion of said seat member when the same is shifted outwardly.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Long Beach, California, this 29th day of April, 1924.

ERIC NELSON. 

